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Goldman Sachs No Longer Has To Worry About Gary Cohn Insulting Someone's Wife Or Mother At A Client Dinner: WSJ

The Goldman Sachs president has gone to finishing school.
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Mr. Cohn has come a long way. Goldman’s second-in-command, whose brusque manner and relatively limited experience within the firm once raised questions about his suitability for the top spot, has evolved into one of Wall Street’s most visible—and versatile—executives...As a young executive, Mr. Cohn was not known for his tact. [WSJ]

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